Chad Gaudin would get his first start in three years at the major league level and he would do it against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Despite the daunting task of taking on the team with the best record in baseball, Gaudin (W, 1-1) went six innings allowing just two earned as the San Francisco Giants (30-27) beat the Cardinals (37-19) by a final of 4-2. Gaudin had allowed four hits total to the Ca...

The Cardinals struck early on Wednesday afternoon, and that's all they needed after a two run shot to the bleachers from Carlos Beltran gave them a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Less than 24 hours after the Giants came up with a franchise-best 15-0 shutout against the Cardinals, the red and white came back with a 3-1 victory behind a strong performance from pitcher Adam Wainwright. The series e...

The Albert Pujols era in St. Louis has officially ended. The now former Cardinals’ slugger has inked an agreement with the Anaheim Angels for reportedly $250 million for 10 years. Now that it’s over people in Cardinals Nation can get back to their regularly scheduled lives as the Pujols saga has consumed most of them since the season ended.
Of course there are mixed emotions throughout the ...

I could make this article very short and sweet and simply issue the St. Louis Cardinals a letter grade of an “A” considering they just won the 2011 World Series. However, just as in school a grade is given based on a student’s effort over the course of the entire year, not just on the final exam. And as we all know the Cardinals were struggling well into the second half of the season b...

Roy Halladay and Vance Worley are among the finalists for the Players Choice Awards, as voted by the players before the end of the regular season. These are often predictors for Cy Young Award finalists as well as other individual player awards (MVP, Rookie of Year).
Halladay won the outstanding pitcher in the National League last year prior to adding his 2010 NL Cy Young Award. “Doc” is ag...

The Cardinals got some much needed momentum Sunday after sweeping the Florida Marlins heading into an important series with the Milwaukee Brewers. What are the Cardinals chances of overtaking the Brewers and winning the NL Central? We'll answer that question by taking a look at how the Cardinals have fared so far in 2011 and what they need to do to overtake the Brewers and win the division.
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Sometimes, when a star player goes down, the team rallies around and comes together, but the Cardinals will have to rally for an entire season.
The loss of Adam Wainwright was the catastrophe of Spring Training, but the other 29 teams certainly don’t feel sorry for St. Louis. The Cardinals went from having one of the best starting rotations in baseball to one with several question marks.
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Roy Halladay is the unanimous 2010 National League Cy Young Award winner. There were 32 votes cast (two votes in each NL city), and Halladay received all 32 first-place votes. He is the 13th unanimous NL winner, receiving a perfect 224 points (7 points for first place, 4 for second, 3 for third, two for fourth and one for fifth). The BBWAA expanded the Cy Young Award ballot from 3 to 5 pitc...

Roy Halladay was a critically acclaimed addition for the Phillies last winter, and now he's won the support of his peers and competitors. Halladay was named the National League winner of the Players Choice Award for Oustanding Pitcher on Thursday in recognition for a tremendous regular season in which he threw a perfect game and led the league in wins. Halladay is VERY likely to be the National...

After losing ten straight games, the Dodgers came into town and the Padres pulled off a three game sweep. This is exactly what the doctor ordered. Now the Giants are two games behind the Padres in the N.L. West and coming into Petco for a four games series. The Rockies are four and a half games out of first and have the Diamondbacks coming into Colorado for a three game series. The Padr...

Picture it. You’re a rookie who is starting your 3rd week of major league baseball.
This particular game is special because of the events surrounding it. They call it the “Civil Rights Game,” and it has brought baseball legends to the ballpark to watch. Hall of Famers like Frank Robinson, Henry Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Willie Mays. It has also brought out a sellout crowd, something you’...

The Reds are back home to begin what is arguably their most important series in the last three seasons as they take on the St. Louis Cardinals. This is quite honestly the position many thought they would be in at this point in the season. Against the backdrop of what will be the Gillette Civil Rights Game on Saturday, the Reds begin the weekend a mere half-game behind the division-leading Cardi...